Proposed Rules

The following is a current list of proposed, interim final rules, or final rules related to the regulations AMS is responsible for enforcing. All notices, except for final rules, are open for public comment until the deadline stated within the notice.

Public feedback to notices open for comment is gathered via www.regulations.gov. Please include your full name and mailing address (street, city, state and zip code) with your comments. Your comments must also reference the Title and Document Number. All comments will be posted without change, including any personal information provided. All comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the public via regulations.gov. If your comments are not able to be transmitted via the document management system, please use the mailing address that is included in the notice.

For GIPSA Federal Register notices prior to 2018, please visit the Federal Register

For National Organic Program Federal Register rulemaking prior to 2019, please visit the Organic Rulemaking and Notices Archive

Below is a list of rules currently going through the regulatory process.
Regulation Status Date Title
Dairy Marketing Orders Open for Comment Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Almonds Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Marketing Order: Almonds Grown in California; Amendments
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment Marketing Order Regulations for Almonds Grown in California
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Orders Open for Comment United States Standards for Grades of Pecans
Mandatory Market Reporting Open for Comment Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program
Rulemaking (General) Open for Comment Revision of Approved Collection for the Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Product
Rulemaking (General) Open for Comment Agency Information Collection Activities - National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
Plant Variety Protection Act Open for Comment Revision to Plant Variety Information Collection
Rulemaking (General) Open for Comment Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection